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Washington's defeat at Ft. Necessity
British moved into Ohio River Valley; French and Native allies attacked -
Albany Plan Of Union
This plan states that there would be one general government that could collect taxes, raise troops, and regulate trade. -
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French and Indian War
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Treaty Of Paris
The war ends with this treaty. Britian won and recieved Canada, most land eatst of the Mississippi, and Florida. -
Proclomation of 1763
Prohibited colonists from moving westward -
Sugar Act
lowered taxes so people would be encouraged to pay it. this was the first attempt to raise money through taxation. -
stamp act
British passed an act that taxed the colonists on all printed goods. -
Quartering Act
citizens have to open their home and let a soldier live there if needed. -
Quartering act
Parliment enacted this law to order American colonists to provide British troops with accomodations/ housing. -
stamp act congrress
First congress of the American colonies, was a meeting to discuss the issues with the British government. -
Sons of Liberty
A secret society to protect the rights of the colonissts. Wanted independene. -
Daughter's of Liberty
A group that formed after the Townshend acts. boycotted all british goods and started making it for themselves. -
Declatory Act
Britian said that they couldd make laws for the colonies, including tax laws. -
townshend Act
an act to try to show the colonies that britian is still in control -
Boston Massacure
A street fight that was the first death with violence in the revolution. -
Commitee Of Correspondence
A government orgaized by the thirteen colonies, the day before the start of the American Revolution. -
Tea Act
The British passed a law to make it where the troubled East India Company no longer had to pay the tax on their tea. This created a monopoly. -
Boston Tea Party
A protest against the tea act in which the protester threw chests of tea into the bay. -
Coersive Act
In response to the Boston Tea party this act shut down the Boston Harbor which stopped bringing in nessecary goods and made daily needs hard to get. -
First Continental Congress
meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies. They decided on how to put resistance towrd Great Britain. -
Quebec Act
Set procedures of governence for the province of Quebec. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
The First Battle in the revolutionary war. Britain won but it proved that the Americans were a threat. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle took place on Breed's hill. A british Victory. -
Second Continental Congress
Delegates from all 13 colonies met and discussed current issues with Britain cotrolling them. -
Signing of Declaration Of independence
this declaration declared independence from Britain. this was the official start of the revolutionary war.
